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Up to 600 watts of power for graphics cards with the new PCIe 5.0 powerconnector

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Re: Up to 600 watts of power for graphics cards with the new PCIe 5.0 powerconnector

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Post by sp332 » Wed, Oct 13, 2021, 7:52 PM UTC

nottorp wrote: post #180

sp332 wrote: post #147

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's been a few years since the release of the GTX 1650 but it's still a pretty serviceable card. Cheap, too.

That's the point. Where is the 3050?

They'll probably only put out high-end cards until the chip shortage clears up a bit.

Re: Up to 600 watts of power for graphics cards with the new PCIe 5.0 powerconnector

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Post by fomine3 » Thu, Oct 14, 2021, 6:30 AM UTC

unglaublich wrote: post #39

jl6 wrote: post #27

I’ve always thought of gaming as a virtuous low-impact form of entertainment, insofar as it displaces real-world pursuits like foreign ski holidays, gasoline-powered road trips, or land-hogging golf courses. But burning nearly a kilowatt on a gaming rig feels like a step too far. Sure, the power could be sourced from wind or solar plants, but there’s still a level of excessive conspicuous consumption going on here th…

Why? Your home heating consumes 5-50kW. In colder climates, the power consumption will be compensated by less home heating.

5kW minimum, seriously? Not 5kWh/day?

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